Frequently Asked Questions
Questions, answered.
Straight answers on audit, tax, payroll, advisory and training — from the team that deals with these questions every day.
General
About the firm
Adamjee Auditors is a full-service audit, tax and advisory firm for Kenyan and international businesses — not just an auditor. From offices in Nairobi and Mombasa, and as a member firm of SFAI Global (the 17th-largest accounting network worldwide), we deliver audit & assurance, tax compliance, accounting and payroll, offshore accounting, CFO advisory and company secretarial services.
A freelancer gives you one person; we give you a regulated firm. Partner-led engagements, ICPAK- and ACCA-qualified teams, documented quality control, continuity when someone is unavailable, and accountability that survives staff changes. The cost difference is usually small; the difference in reliability, compliance and long-term value is not.
Nairobi: 1st Floor, Le’Mac Building, Church Road, off Waiyaki Way, Westlands. Mombasa: Suite 401, Motorwalla Building, Jomo Kenyatta Road. Call +254 703 899 606 or email info@adamjeeauditors.com — we typically respond within one business day.
Audit & Assurance
Audit
A statutory audit is the independent examination of your financial statements required under the Companies Act 2015. Most Kenyan companies need one annually unless they qualify for an exemption. We confirm your exact obligation and deliver an audit that satisfies the Registrar, KRA, lenders and shareholders.
An external audit is for legal compliance — an independent opinion on your financial statements for shareholders and regulators. An internal audit is for improvement — reviewing your controls, risk and processes so the business runs stronger. Many organisations need both.
Typically: trial balance and general ledger, bank statements and reconciliations, sales and purchase records, statutory registers, tax filings, payroll records, fixed asset register and prior-year financial statements. We issue a tailored checklist at planning so you're never surprised mid-audit.
Tax Compliance & KRA
Tax & KRA
Act immediately, but don't respond alone. Note the deadline, gather the records cited, and engage a tax advisor before replying. A structured, well-documented early response routinely narrows the scope of a KRA review. Our tax team manages the entire process, from correspondence to resolution.
eTIMS is KRA's electronic Tax Invoice Management System, and compliance is now required for businesses issuing invoices — it is also tied to Tax Compliance Certificate applications. We handle eTIMS registration, integration with your invoicing and the ongoing discipline that keeps you compliant.
Yes. Registered taxpayers must file returns even with nothing to pay — a nil return for dormant entities, a loss return where applicable. Missing them triggers automatic penalties that outgrow the cost of filing many times over. We keep dormant entities clean on iTax at minimal cost.
Registration is required once taxable turnover crosses the statutory threshold (KES 5 million in 12 months); voluntary registration can pay off earlier through input-VAT recovery. We assess your position, register at the right moment and set up compliant VAT accounting from day one.
Every Kenyan employer must operate PAYE on salaries, plus NSSF (pension), SHIF (health) and the Affordable Housing Levy — each with its own rates, deadlines and filing portals. Getting one wrong attracts penalties per employee, per month. Our payroll service computes, files and remits all of them, on time, every cycle.
Bookkeeping & Payroll
Accounting
You get accurate, IFRS-aligned, KRA-ready books without hiring, training and supervising an in-house function. You focus on the business; we deliver reconciled ledgers, management accounts and audit-ready records — at a fraction of the fully loaded cost of doing it yourself.
We handle everything: pay computations, statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy), payment distribution, filings and remittances, and confidential payslips to your staff — monthly, and again at year-end for annual returns. You approve; we execute.
Offshore accounting lets firms abroad — CPA practices in the UK, Australia and beyond, or companies with international operations — build dedicated accounting teams in Kenya at boutique quality and offshore cost. We source, train, house and manage your specialists, starting with a 15-day trial.
CFO Advisory & Company Secretarial
Advisory & Compliance
A fractional CFO gives you senior financial leadership — forecasting, board reporting, funding readiness, controls — for a fraction of a full-time executive's cost. If decisions are being made without reliable numbers, or growth is outpacing your finance function, you need one.
Yes — end to end. We incorporate companies, branches and subsidiaries with the Registrar of Companies, then keep you compliant from day one: KRA registration, statutory registers, beneficial ownership filings and annual returns. Registration is where most of our longest client relationships begin.
Annual returns, statutory registers, board and shareholder meeting support (agendas, minutes, resolutions), share transfers, director changes, corporate documentation and governance advice — everything required to keep your company legally compliant and in good standing.
Adamjee Training
Training
Directors, accountants, finance managers, HR managers, internal auditors and pension scheme trustees. Programmes range from Excel financial modelling and pension governance to cybersecurity audit and public finance risk management.
Our programmes are designed to support professionals' continuing development requirements. CPD recognition depends on the specific seminar and your professional body — confirm the CPD status of a given programme with our team when you register.
Contact us or follow our LinkedIn page for the current seminar calendar, locations (Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Naivasha) and registration details.
